Dog Friendly Cottages in Reeth

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Vicki - Verified booking

  Alma House is really lovely, spacious and comfortable.

  Reeth and the surrounding area is just beautiful. A few issues with the house that, for me, makes it a little below expectations of a holiday cottage charging over £1000 per week. 1. My first gripe is the check in time of 5pm. I realise all places are doing this at the moment and using covid and cleaning as an excuse, which is fine if you get there and the place is spotless when you do, sadly this wasn't the case. Yes we had comfortable beds with clean bedding and towels (although the towels are tiny) but dust and cobwebs needed seeing to and there are a number of clothes moths in one bedroom especially. I just think we paid for a day in the cottage which we couldn't use it for it to be clean and while it wasn't horrendous it certainly wasn't perfect, the kitchen cupboards are in need of a good clean especially. 3pm check in would be much nicer and if you are making people leave by 10am and asking them to do half of the cleaners job (stripping and bagging into separate bags all bedding, protectors, towels and kitchen towels) before they go then 3 pm should really be manageable. 2. The cooker! We got there at 5pm on arrival day and at 6pm turned the oven on to warm through a lasagne that had been made at home before our departure. This should have been edible by 7 we thought, but at 8 we were still waiting for it to warm through to the middle. Over the course of the week we tried all of the options on the cooker but none worked very well at all. 3. The Macerator drainage system upstairs is horrendous and super noisy. 4. We were asked to only use the washing machine on a 600 spin. This to me is not acceptable, apparently its something to do with the spin effecting the electrics of the flat below, I'm afraid my opinion on that is if its causing electrical issues the electrics need looking at and it's not the fault of the washing machine or people using it. It would be better to take the washing machine out rather than expecting holiday makers to wash on a spin where a tumble dryer can't be used leaving it taking ages to drip dry and ends up smelling worse than it did before it was washed. On the subject of the grumpy neighbour mentioned in other reviews, we had no issues whatsoever, he was polite and chatted each time we saw him. The parking on the green is just a short walk from the cottage, there is an honesty box for optional payments with a recommendation of £2 for a full day. I had no problem with paying this as it goes towards the upkeep of the beautiful village green. All in all it's a nice house in a lovely area, but I probably wouldn't rush to book it again. We had left our dogs at home, so the lack of outdoor space wasn't a problem for us, but I personally wouldn't recommend it for people taking dogs with them even though it is a dog friendly place.

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• Heather - Verified booking

  Had a fabulous week with friends in this comfortable and spacious old house.

  The location is spot on. Didn't use the car all week as there are plenty of wonderful walks from the door, and Reeth village green, shops. pubs, cafes are just a few steps away. There's an honesty box for parking on village green, which was fine with us. Neighbour was friendly, cooker and everything else in cottage worked fine. Beds were comfy and linen was fresh and clean, as were the towels. We brought our own larger bath towels with us. The top floor toilet/plumbing system is a macerator which makes a rumbling noise when in use, but we didn't find that a problem. It was good to have two toilets in the house, and there are 3 wash hand basins which was handy. The facilities, especially bathrooms, are a little old fashioned in parts, but clean and adequate, and I would definitely recommend this cottage and hope to book it again. All in all a very relaxed and happy experience in this spacious old house.

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• Mr Borrill - Verified booking

  Fabulous quirky little cottage, well equipped with a very comfortable bed. The log fire is a dream and makes the cottage toasty warm.Would recommend bringing a supply of logs with you although the village shop did sell them. The welcome cake was delicious. The fully enclosed rear garden is ideal if visiting with a dog. The village is lovely with a bakery, small shop, arts and craft centre, a small market on Fridays and two lovely pubs. There are delightful walks straight from the cottage and a secure nearby field and river with public access for a dog to enjoy off the lead. For a get away from it all walking location this is perfect.

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• Lucy - Verified booking

  We've recently returned from a lovely week's stay at Alma House.

  This was actually our third stay at the property (first since Covid!), and the fact that we keep coming back probably says something about how nice it is. The house is super comfortable and always clean and well presented (the complimentary coffee pods and biscuits were much appreciated after a long drive!) We had an issue with one of the appliances but the owner was quick to respond to our query and happy to do whatever she could to help. Perfectly situated for what we had planned, I wouldn't be surprised if we were back at Alma House for stay number 4 in the future.

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• Kerry - Verified booking

  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Alma House.

  The house was well equipped, clean and had comfortable beds. Hot water was plentiful. There was ample parking on the green nearby. Reeth has a lovely friendly vibe with 3 good pubs (The Kings Arms is particularly dog friendly), a shop, post office, bakeries, gift shops and cafes. There are some nice walks from the village, which don't involve too much climbing for the less fit - our 86 year old aunty managed two 4 mile walks. The walk to Marrick Priory along the road and back beside the river was particularly nice.

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